Design team

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Design Team

OneSails Designers

These sailors dedicate their time day by day to the unceasing development of One Sails' technical excellence. With a Design Team like this, we can proudly say that we positively have the answers to all questions our customers may ever ask.

Dede De LucaExcellent sailor, often requested by top racing teams around the World. Dede has been sail trimmer and sail program manager for the Mascalzone Latino's challenge on the 32nd America's Cup.

Flavio FormosaTechnical and Design Director of the One Sails Group. Sailmaker since 1981, Flavio has a vast experience of structural membrane construction and sail design. He is in charge of the One Sails' CFD/FSI aero-structural analysis laboratory.

Christian BinderOlympic sailor with enormous experience, Christian specializes in offshore one-designs and multihulls, as well as the managing of racing campaigns at all levels.

Sandro MontefuscoOlympic sailor, winner of many national and international titles on both one-designs and offshore classes, Sandro competed in the America’s Cup with Luna Rossa. His sailing background spaces 360 degrees, and his designer’s skills just the same..

Paul EldridAccomplished sailor and first-class racer, his sail designs have powered an impressive list of inshore and offshore yachts to win major events worldwide. Paul is also a great lecturer, and the author of the celebrated One Sails trim & racing guides.

Marco HaaseSailmaker and trimmer with a vast experience in sailmaking since 1992. Marco's design focus is on development of functional details for easy trimming and handling of performance cruising sails.

Peter KayPeter studied Ship Science at Southampton University, then started his career in sail design which led to work with many interesting racing and cruising projects including three British America’s Cup challengers, numerous IOR, IMS and IRC champions and several One Design European and World championship winners.

Karlo KuretMechanical Engineer, four times Olympic sailor in the Finn Class, Karlo has been sail trimmer on board +39 Challenge in the 32nd America's Cup.

Samuele NicolettisNaval Architect and sail designer, Samuele specializes in cruising and racing sails, as well as top one-designs. He has a deep knowledge of the ORC and IRC rules, and often works on the optimization of rating certificates.

John ParkerA career sailmaker since the late 70’s, John was trained by the innovative British sail designer Austin Farrar. He quickly established a strong following amongst competitive owners interested in handicap and one-design yacht racing, campaigned and won in a wide variety of dinghies, keelboats and yachts.

Sofus PedersenExperienced sail designer with several successful projects in ORCi and One Design classes. Specialist of the Scandinavian area and boat types, Sofus boasts a number of race wins in the Med as well. Grown up in dinghy racing, he is now more in keelboats of various sizes

Zeljko PerovicKnown by everybody in the sailing community as "Huck", Zeljko is into competitive sailing since his childhood. A sailmaker and designer for many decades, sailboat performance, be it racing or cruising, has no secrets to him.